Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs, review, opinions, comparisons

Discover all the technical specs of the Samsung Galaxy S8 - from its camera and display to performance and battery life.

Added by Richard Taylor on 02.20.17 | Last update 02.15.22

Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs, review, opinions, comparisons

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General specs
Display
Camera
Performance
Connectivity
Audio
Other features

Samsung Galaxy S8 is a 2017 smartphone. It measures 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm and weighs 155 g. It has a Super AMOLED display measuring 5.8" inches. The resolution is 1440 x 2960 and 570 ppi pixel density.

There is Single front camera with 8 MP. The main camera is Single with 12 MP.

It runs on Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China CPU with 64 GB, 4 GB RAM memory. The battery is 3000 mAh.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 specs

General specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy S8
Release date	2017, March
Dimensions	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)
Body build	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Colors	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
Battery	3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life
Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h
Approximate price	390 EUR

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M
Screen size	5.8" inc
Screen area	84.8 cm²
Screen format	18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.6%
Screen resolution	1440 x 2960 px
PPI /points per inch/	570 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other	- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	12 MP, Single
Camera specs
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Single
Specifications	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1440p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score	73
DxOMark Photo	71
DxOMark Video	75

Performance

Operating system OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset	- Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Processor CPU
- Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
Graphics processor GPU	- Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA -Adreno 540 - USA & China
External memory	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score	231907 (Rank 462 of 1138)
Antutu 7 score	202356 (Rank 76 of 2128)
GeekBench 5 Single Core	340 (Rank 851 of 1569)
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1454 (Rank 734 of 1564)
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1763 (Rank 127 of 987)
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	6028 (Rank 100 of 984)
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	8798
GeekBench 4 Battery	3410

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE
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Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
Edge	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes
USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	No
Headphone jack	Yes
Others
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

- Sensors - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950

Disclaimer: The information provided here is based on publicly available information and official specifications from Samsung. While every effort has been made to provide accurate and reliable information, readers should be aware that specifications are subject to change and updates from Samsung may not be reflected.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 - comments and opinions

Johnnie greco
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2021-12-11 10:05:12

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I own a samsung s8 my front lcd scree grollia glass and back screen shattered it was in amotorcycle accident should i replace screen or is there one anothger samsung compactable with s8 that has 5g